Motel Americana
Odd and lovely tales from a motel in Jersey running the literary gamut, from sci-fi and horror, from comedy to romance, and everything in between. Based on the recovered writings of Oscar Garrett, a teenager who lived at the Motel Americana in the 1980’s, it’s hard to tell where the fiction begins and where the facts end. Wherever possible, the readings incorporate the actual surveillance audio of the lodgers that Oscar’s bugs captured, audio he evidently used as the source material for his stories. Many of the characters’ tales prove to be loosely interconnected and they ultimately offer a backdrop, and perhaps some answers, to the mysterious circumstances surrounding the eventual disappearance of Oscar and, indeed, of the motel itself.
[1] Oscar’s Notebooks – The Lobby
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Origin story of the Motel Americana short fiction series
[2] The Switchman – Room 57
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Called into a dark room to change a pair of light bulbs, Oscar encounters a seductive woman whose tale is terrifying and tragic. While a man suffers apparent torture in the adjoining room, the mysterious woman makes Oscar an offer that may forever dama...
[3] Center of the Universe – Room 24
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A teenage runaway has a strange and remarkable affliction that’s become too much of a burden to bear. When she summons her hapless friend Noah to the Motel Americana for moral support, the situation gets a little better… before becoming apocalyptic.
DreamWriters
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Solar storms create havoc for the most recent tenant of the Motel Americana
Center of the Universe
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A teen runaway has remarkable affliction that’s become too much of a burden to bear... it may have apocalyptic implications.
Stage Talking – Room 86
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Talk radio personality and self-help guru Remy Danger checks into the Motel Americana during a stopover on his book signing tour. When a die-hard fan tracks him down and knocks on his motel door, Danger tries to give the kid what he thinks he wants,
[6] The Knee, Room 42
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Easily the oddest of Oscar’s tales to date, Lloyd Farberware, a regular tenant of the Motel Americana, is forced to sell his prized possession– a set of rare dominoes– in order to recover his Uncle Louie’s knee (really, his half leg).
[7] Choir of Phantoms, Room 63
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Lindsey consults with Spiro, a psychic medium who promises to eradicate the spirits that have been haunting her. [Read Along with the episode] This episode contains audio surveillance audio captured by Oscar Garret at the Motel Americana in 1987.
American Society, Room 36 of The Motel Americana
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When a couple of two bit gangsters lose the man they were hired to kill, their employer has words with them. [Read Along with the episode] This episode contains audio surveillance audio captured by Oscar Garret at the Motel Americana in 1987.
The Healer, Room 201
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Marion calls a bonafide healer to the motel in attempt to save his immortal soul. The Healer, an ex-paparazzi, has different ideas about redemption. [Read Along with the episode] This episode contains audio surveillance audio captured by Oscar Garret a...
Cloud Particles, Room 101
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After receiving strange postcards from his old pal Ahab Cloud, Jack tracks him down at the former site of the Motel Americana to confront him about the theft of The Knee. Technically a preface to the forthcoming story Oscar called The Double,
[11] The Double, Rooms 11 & 22
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or The Exquisite Torture of Cheating on Your Spouse
[12] Travel Size Stories
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Motel Flash Fiction Collected for the Listen, Rinse, Repeat Podcast
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